Highways England seeks to appoint 6 partners to create the Smart Motorway Programme Alliance ("SMP Alliance") over a 10.5 year period, including a mobilisation and a further period to complete outstanding works.One Partner shall provide production management services (Lot 1), 2 Partners shall be digitally enabled designers (Lot 2) and 3 Partners shall undertake on-site assembly and construction role (Lot 3). The Alliance will develop, design, and build multiple road schemes under a single Alliance Contract. Partners will operate from a centralised Production Hub to coordinate delivery.The Alliance will increase lane capacity on all parts of the strategic road network through embedding technology and converting hard shoulders to all-lane running. Where required, the Alliance will also deliver associated works to coordinate wider HE programme of works. The Alliance may also support HE deliver the wider autonomous and connected vehicles road implementation strategy